Payroll Officer

Peninsula Grammar School; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Peninsula Grammar School seeks an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Finance team. You will ensure accurate and timely payroll processing across School employees, maintaining records and payroll systems. The role collaborates with Finance and Human Resources to meet legislative and organisational requirements.

We welcome applications for part-time or full-time employment; please indicate your preferred fraction in your application. Experience with ELMO or Synergetic is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in end-to-end payroll processing.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to interpret awards, enterprise agreements or employment conditions.
• Excellent organisational skills and prioritisation.
• Strong communication and customer-focused approach.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement.
• Experience with ELMO and/or Synergetic is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll in an accurate and timely manner.
• Maintain employee payroll records, classifications and employment details.
• Manage leave, allowances, deductions and entitlements.
• Process superannuation, taxation and payroll reporting requirements.
• Complete payroll reconciliations and prepare payroll reports.
• Respond to payroll enquiries and provide support to employees and managers.
• Maintain payroll data within ELMO, Synergetic and other systems.
• Support continuous improvement of payroll processes and procedures.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Attention to detail

Awards interpretation

Organisational skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Judgement

Tools

ELMO

Synergetic

Job description

Peninsula Grammar is a K-12 coeducational school of excellence, located on the Mornington Peninsula, renowned for its academic achievements and extensive co-curricular program. In caring for students and their learning, we encourage them to unleash greatness both at school and beyond. Peninsula Grammar values the inherent uniqueness of every individual and fosters the pursuit of excellence in each child.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, this role is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll for School employees. Working closely with colleagues across Finance and Human Resources, you will help ensure employees are paid correctly, payroll records are maintained accurately, and payroll processes meet legislative and organisational requirements. This role also contributes to the ongoing review and improvement of payroll systems and processes

We welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time or full-time employment. Please indicate your preferred employment fraction within your application.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing end-to-end payroll in an accurate and timely manner
• Maintaining employee payroll records, classifications and employment details
• Managing leave, allowances, deductions and employee entitlements
• Processing superannuation, taxation and payroll reporting requirements
• Completing payroll reconciliations and preparing payroll reports
• Responding to payroll enquiries and providing responsive support to employees and managers
• Maintaining payroll data within ELMO, Synergetic and other relevant systems
• Supporting continuous improvement of payroll processes and procedures

About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end payroll processing
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Experience interpreting employment conditions, awards or enterprise agreements
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement
• Experience with ELMO and/or Synergetic would be advantageous

Peninsula Grammar is a Child Safe School.All staff are required to uphold the School's Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy and Child Safe Code of Conduct.All people employed by the School must be eligible to work in Australia.